Winners of LA Indies Fest

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April/2026

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Best Feature Narrative Film

DARK WOODS

Directors: Patrick Trejo Jr., Tyler Johnsen

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Best Feature Documentary Film

The Last Message

Directors: Andrii Voloshyn, Oleksander Liebiediev

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Best Short Narrative Film

Emmanuel

Director: JA Williams

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Best Short Documentary Film

The Brazilian Templars Mystery: Cave Mysteries and Amazon Miracles

Director: Kathleen Ball

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Best Comedy

Motor City Casting

Director: Janet Torreano Pound

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Best Science Fiction

EHAM Ascension

Director: Eric Hamilton

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Best Horror

Angel

Director: Clay G Schoolman

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Best Student

16:9

Director: JIA-YU GE

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Best Experimental

Mandalay

Director: Askold Oksanich

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Best Director

Jean-Michel delphin LOUTOBY

Les Fractures Invisibles

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Best Actor

Deepak Tijori

Echoes of Us

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Best Actress

Mendsaikhan Otgonbadrakh

Tagnuul

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Best Cinematography

Michael Wilson

Nothing to See Here: Watts

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Best Producer

Clément Pourtal

THE BLUE QUEST PALAWAN

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Best Composer

Kira Rugen

Threads of Gold

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Best Script

The Family Name

Monte Albers de Leon

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Best Female Director

Jacinta Lagos

Allowed to birth: the Journey of a Global Midwife

 

Best Youth Artist

Éline Kinderstuth

Seule